English-Thai Dictionary
cantonment
N ค่ายทหาร ชั่วคราว kai-tha-han-chua-kraol
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CANTONMENT
n.A part or division of a town or village, assigned to a particular regiment of troops; separate quarters.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CANTONMENT
Can "ton *ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cantonnement. ]
Defn: A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an army; quarters.
Note: When troops are sheltered in huts or quartered in the houses of the people during any suspension of hostilities, they are said to be in cantonment, or to be cantoned. In India, permanent military stations, or military towns, are termed cantonments.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cantonment
can ton ment |kanˈtōnmənt, -ˈtän -kænˈtɑnmənt | ▶noun a military garrison or camp. • historical a permanent military station in British India. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French cantonnement, from cantonner ‘to quarter ’ (see canton ).
Oxford Dictionary
cantonment
cantonment |kanˈtɒnm (ə )nt, -ˈtuːn -| ▶noun a military garrison or camp. • historical a permanent military station in British India. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French cantonnement, from cantonner ‘to quarter ’ (see canton ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cantonment
can ton ment /kæntɑ́nmənt |-túːn -/名詞 C 〘軍 〙野営地, 駐屯地 ; 〘史 〙(インド英軍の )駐屯地 .
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